OrangeCake

🥘 Ingredients

• butter ¾ cups
• eggs 3
• all purpose flour 2 and 1/2 cups
• baking powder 2 and 1/2 teaspoons
• salt ½ teaspoon
• sugar 1 and 3/4 cups
• orange 1
• grated orange 2 teaspoons
• vanilla 1 and 1/2 teaspoons
• all purpose flour 2 and 1/2 cups
• milk 1 and 1/4 cups

1. 1

   Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes .
2. 2

   Grease and flour two 9x1.5 inch round cake pans , two 8x1.5 inch round cake pans , or one 13x9x2 inch baking pan .
3. 3

   In a bowl, stir together all purpose flour , baking powder , salt , set aside.
4. 4

   Preheat oven to (375 degrees).
5. 5

   In a mixing bow, use mixer and beat butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds .
6. 6

   Gradually add sugar beating until well combined.
7. 7

   Grate the outside of an orange making sure not to go too deep. The white part can be bitter. Add the approximately grated orange to the mixing bowl.
8. 8

   Beat for 2 minutes more.
9. 9

   Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
10. 10

    Beat in vanilla .
11. 11

    Alternate adding all purpose flour and milk , beating on low speed just until combined.
12. 12

    Spread batter into prepared pan(s).
13. 13

    Bake for 20 minutes to 25 minutes for the 9-inch pans, 30 minutes to 35 minutes for the 8-inch pans, and 25 minutes to 30 minutes for the 13x9x2-inch pan. Or, until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
14. 14

    Cool cake layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes .
15. 15

    Remove layers from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.
16. 16

    Frost if desired.